I feel like this is just theater. Moving into Stage 3 was going to bring another uptick in cases. It's what happened just about everywhere else, so why Ontario thought it wasn't going to happen is beyond me.
More to the point: since the government does not release data concerning the actual incidence rate of confirmed cases in various entities (I.e., what percentage of new cases came from bars, what percentage came from grocery stores, what percentage came from delivery services, etc.), I'd like to know how, indisputably and incontrovertibly, the Ontario government knows that "backyard parties" and "reckless young people" are driving up cases. I mean, I've lost count of how many times I see fast food workers, other service workers and just other people in general not wearing their masks properly. Once, one lady even prepared my sandwich with her mask on her chin!
Shouldn't we look into that and see how many cases are coming from mask slackers? I bet it's higher than we realize.
Oh, and deaths and hospitalizations are nowhere near the levels they were at their peaks. So I still wonder how severe the situation really is.
The real kicker?
54% of Ontario's known new cases have "no epidemiological link". Considering we don't test everyone, can we really point any fingers at this stage?